The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-22
Our County Fair next week.

The work of painting the Court
House is still in progress.
What are you going to bring for ex.
hibition at the Fair?
Miss Ada Brown entertaips the Y.
L M B. this evening.
w. F. Stein and wife started for
California last Saturday.
Miss Nina Harris leJ of Thursday
evening on a visit to New York City.
O.V.. Searl was home over Sunday.
Life on the road apparently agrees
with him.
J. N. Huntly IS spending few days
visiting frienGs at h,s old home in
Medina.
Bro. Iams of the Alliance Re, ew,
made us shorI but pleasant g Il on
Tuesday morniug.
N. 8. Olin's herd of ShorLhofus Wi
be at the Fair, aud is wei wolin pay
ing your qua. ,et o see.
Our neighbors o the Republican had
the M .sfoltpue pie Sorn of type 3
they were going TO pr tn day.
Trains 2, IL, ii and fr, on the N. Y.
P. & o. will ,p at the Fa' Gror n' :
on Sept. 25, I'd so.
E. J. DaFrow, formerly of the Kent
News, entered upon his duties in the
office of the Ravenna Republican on
Monday.
A walk about our little ci : shows a
great many beautiful re e,idences ere t.
ed within the past year, evidencing
business prosperity among our citize 8.
Sunday night dogs killed % fat sheep
belonging TO James Allen, the butcher,
and belonging to Mr.. Asa Cope, in
the southeast part of town.
The ladies of the UniversalistC Church
will furnish lunch and cold dinners,
with hot tea and coffee, on the grounds
during the County Fair next week.
Christianity Religion of Princi-
pie, not of Policy" IS the subject of
the lecture in the Universslist Church
next Sunday evening.
Letters remaining in the 2ostoffice
at Ravenna Sept. 20. 1857. :.
Mrs. Amelia K. Allen, Mr.. A. Z.
Austin, Miss Kate Fitch.
| The City fathers have finally arisen
in their majesty and declared that the
"gibbetn must go. But still the gibbet
don't seem to be in any hurry about
going.
Timber for building pumpkin pies
is scarce in this section, but we hope
the editor will not be forgotten when
the distribution of the Indispensable
fruit takes place.
Frank D. Curtis. of New York City,
arrived here Sunday evening. He
will be one of the estenographers at the
trial of Blinky Morgan and his pals
for murder.
Fred Walker died last Friday, at IL
a. M, of consumption of the bowels,
after severe illness of several months,
aged AZ years. His .lneral ws SHIELD
Saturday afterneen at 2 O'Clock.
Newton Richardson, who for num-
har af x,aars h.s haan iAnifnr of the
Chestnut street school house, died at
his rooms in that building at 8 O'Clock
Friday aflernc on, aFser a long illness.
Mr.. Geo. e. Farchtld has returned
from his trip to Europe. He was in
town on Friday, and looks much bet.
ter than when he went away. His
trip was very pleasant one.
The second annual reunion of the
Olin family and relatives win be held
Oct, 9TH and 9Th, at the Samuel Olin
homestead, in Streetsboro. 1t is ex.
pscted that over thousand persons
will be present.
James Quackenbush was fined 81
by Mayor Holcomb on Wedn day
last. The mayor warned him that The
next time he ws brought before him
for being drunk, long term at the
workhouse would stare aim in The face
In Mayor Holcomb's court Monday
Fred. Brown was fued s. P I'D costs
for intoxioat;on.
Jack Mott was rested on watIan NJ
charging b M with assault and batte '
Mrs. Ma y Eckert entering The com
plant. Jack says he is not guilty.
Gen. r. w. Ratliff, of Warren, die,
on Wednesday morning last, of ty
phoid fever. The Common Pies
Court adjourned Thursday evening
Saturday morning TO enable the Cour
and members of the bar to attend Ii
funeral.
Miss Fannie M. Ward has gone t
, Cleveland to take a course of instrul
ton at the Spencerian Business Co
lege. She will devote herself chief
. to stenography, type writing, book
> keeping and penmanship; besides al
4 tending to German, Latin and musi,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Knapp writ
; that they are enjoying their Easter
!, trip, their letter being written fror
! New Haven, where they remain for
: time visiting friends. They expect [
? protract their visit eight weeks longs
before returning home.